Photographer&#39;s flash-lamp.



P. BAUER Sz R. VILIM.

PHOTOGRAPHERS FLASH LAMP.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 6,190 3.

998,196 Patented D80.29,1908.

I n w e n (a lowing manner, namely :We make a cylin- PAUL BAUER AND RICHARD VILIM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PEIOTOGRAPE 1 Specification of Letters Patent.

"f5 FLASH-LAEdP Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

Application filed July 6, 1903 Serial i'lo. 441,996.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, PAUL Bauer. and RICHARD VILIM, citizens of the United States, residing in Chicago, Cook county,. Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Photo raphers Fltlllh Lamps, of which the following is a full and correct specification, reference beinghad to the hereto accompanying sheet of drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which Figure 1 shows our said new device in central longitudinal section, with the exception of its top part which is in side view in full projection. Fig. 2 is an end View or" saidtop part seen on its under side. Fig. 3 shows Fig. 2 with its shield 2'. removed.

Like reference letters denote like parts throughout.

The object of our invention is to provide a compact and conveniently portable flashlamp for photographers use.

' To attain said desirable end we construct our said new device in substantially the foldrical alcohol lamp a provided with a tubular wick It, and into the bottom of said lamp we secure an axially coincident ig'nitcn holder which is also tubular. of smaller diameter, and provided with a removable cap a to which is attached, intcriorly, a wire frame 1/ on which is carried a platinum wire. I! carrying a small lump of spongy platinum (P. A tubular bi chambered holder (0 telescopes over said lamp c to the flange of the lamp-cover as indicated by the broken lines on each side of a between and a and a partition 1' forms one chamber a in which are held -thc connected iarts l1. 2', l, as indicated by the broken outlines of them in said chamber, and between the partition 0 and cap f is formed the powderchamber a for holding the flaslrpowdcr used by photogra 'ihers. A peg m through /1 holds the shield i in its normal or horizontal position. iind thereby shields'the holes Z in the bottom of the chamber 70 from the flame of the h mp Vv'hcn the peg m is removed the weighted edge 7% of the shield 2' turns the shield a indicated, anclthen the flame ignites the powder in the chamber is. The lamp is lighted by means of a bit of spongy platinum held on a. platinum wire (11 held on the wire frame (Z secured to the cover of the tubular chamber 3). All the said tubular or cylindrical parts of our device are axially (ac-incident, and by means of said telescoping of some of them, the device may be lengthened so as to form a safe andle and then compacted for tltlllSPOItik tion.

To operate our de ice the ash-chamber 7c taken from its chamber a and its holder inserted within the open end ot the lamp (1, from which the cover hasbecn removed, of which a fragmcntin place shown in Fig. l. the chamber is charged with pow 'dcr from the chamber a and the shield i held normal. by the peg in, after which the cap 0 is removed and the parts a a? reunited, and then the platimim on the cap 0 is held over the open end of the lamp (1. whereby the alcohol is flamed, after which, when all is rsvdy, the peg m is removed. the shield 'a' tilted. and thereby, the powder in the holder A ignited through the holes Z.

What we claim is:--

The combination with a tubular lamp providcd with a tubular wick and an axially coincident igniter holder, of an ignitionchamber and a semi-tulmlar holder therefor and a pivoted or swinging shield on said holder, and means to lock and release said shield.

PAUL BAUER. RICHARD VILIM. llitnesses:

.VM. ZIMMI'ZKHAN, lllanoann'r SUpLivAN. 

